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The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, USA.
The musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
Felicia Sanders and Vaughn Meader are playing during two weeks of shows at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
Pink Floyd have an Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, recording session, working on The Most Boring Song I've Ever Heard Bar Two (later re-titled See Saw) and Corporal Clegg.
Jazz saxophonist Charles McPherson records his fourth album, From This Moment On, in New York City, USA for Prestige Records.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play in Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jefferson Airplane play the second of three nights at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.
Words by The Bee Gees enters the UK singles chart, where it will peak at No9.
The Monkees are working on the songs Can You Dig It? and Merry Go Round at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Merle Haggard records Money Tree, Picture From Two Sides Of Life and The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on the session includes Glen Campbell, Billy Mize and Lewis Talley [gtrs], Roy Nichols [steel], Howard Lowe [bass], Eddie Burris [drums], George French [piano] and Bonnie Owens [harmony vocal].
Everlasting Love by The Love Affair reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart.
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The Who, The Small Faces and Paul Jones play at The Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania. Their reputation for violence at live shows has resulted in a formidable police presence, despite which mayhem erupts at the band's hotel.
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John Fred and His Playboy Band earn a Gold Disc from the R.I.A.A. in the USA for their hit single Judy In Disguise (With Glasses).
Max Powell, with Owen Bradley as producer, records I've Been Cheated, This Is Where I Came In, Night Life Queen and Lonely People, in Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience hold a press conference in The Copter Club of the Pan Am building, and Hendrix is interviewed by Life, The New York Post, Crawdaddy, Hit Parader and Jazz And Pop.
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Rosemary Squires with an orchestra conducted by Burt Rhodes, is the musical guest on the tv show The Nixon Line, hosted by David Nixon on BBC1 tv in London, England, UK, Europe.
Wee Willie Harris and The Shevelles play at The Cromwellian club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra undertake a recording session at Fine Studios, New York City, USA.
George Hamilton IV plays in the Nashville Room of the Hotel Taft, New York City, USA.
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton record Holding On To Nothin' and Slip Away Today in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Bobby Womack And The Valentinos release a new single, What Is This, on Minit Records in the USA.
Arthur Prysock records Another Time Another Place, I Must Be Doing Something Right and Pretty Girl and other tracks for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Eyes Of Blond play at The Airmans Club, USAAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe.
Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) by Johnny Farnham reaches No1 in the Go Set National Top 40 Singles chart in New Zealand, Oceania.
Timebox play at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elkie Brooks appears on the BBC Radio 1 show Night Ride in London, England, UK, Europe.
The American Breed earn a Gold Disc from the R.I.A.A. in the USA for their hit single Bend Me, Shape Me.
The Johnny "Hammond" Smith Septet records Dirty Grape, Animal Farm, High Heel Sneakers, To Sir With Love, Black Strap Molasses and other tracks for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Barclay James Harvest play at Manchester University, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Moby Grape record Just Like Gene Autry : A Foxtrot, in New York City, USA, for their Columbia Records album Wow! When the track, a 1930s jazz pastiche, appears on the album, it is recorded at 78rpm, and thus requires listeners to change the speed setting on their record players from 33.3rpm to 78rpm in order to hear it at the correct speed.
The Nice play at The Scene, New York City, USA, supported by One.
Bobby Bond records Anyway and Mr. And Mrs. Brown in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Tex Ritter records High Noon, The Wayward Wind and Bad Brahma Bull in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Locarno, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Dave Davies (lead guitarist of The Kinks) releases his latest single, Susannah's Still Alive on Reprise Records in the USA.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.